Friday fun.....for the most part

Shane and Kyle enjoying washing the car

Yes, it is true, we watch the Casey Anthony trial regularly.  My excuse is that it helps me see the practical version of what I've been studying for the past 16 months (criminal justice)...haha.  Past that, the morning was definitely a moment for washing our vehicles.  And wow, what a treat that I did not have to do them by myself.  I had two little helpers, a 4-year old and a 2-year old who were more than willing to volunteer their time to put soap and water to good use.  I was actually very impressed with Kyle who did very well in applying the soap accurately and effectively.  Both vehicles looking sparkling, oh, and they were both waxed too.  Then off to the graduation party for Amika Osumi who was awarded a full scholarship to the distinguished Cornell University in Ithica, New York.  We are extremely proud of our friends who graduated this year: Amika, Jessica Dewsnup (a new member of our family, my brother's wife's sister), Sharae Sharp and Tara Anderson.  Jessica has been accepted to BYU-Idaho (enjoy the cold), while Tara has been toying with the BYU idea too....we hope she goes.  (on this topic, I'm reminded of my dad's best 3 years of high school being 9th grade. Hopefully he's learned that if you tell the same joke enough times, people to start to believe it :) )

Mr. Smarty-pants over here was not very smart by eating a full-fledged meal just minutes before stepping up to the challenge of a racquetball match against our friend, Dan Rogness.  Definitely felt heavy at the beginning, although with a lack of serious ventilation on the court, I lost those temporary kilos very quickly (come on, I'm sure unscientifically that's possible).  We had a lot of fun and we're currently tied at 1 game a piece with a resumption to occur hopefully within the coming weeks.  Been about 2 years since I last played, miss it.  

Kyle's delicious triple choc-chip cookies

Right before bed time, some wiseguy thought it would be fun to bake cookies (biscuits for those Saffens reading this).  Hold on, not just a regular batch....we had to do a double batch!  At 10:20pm the last set finally came out of the oven and it was definitely time for our slumber.  Kyle loves to bake, and I love to bake with him.  And of course we don't believe in the instant "just add water" packages that one can buy at the shop...we do the real deal with original ingredients and follow a recipe (something which I know is completely 20th century to many).  

Today was a lot of fun, I love spending time with my boys.  On a downside, Tricia was not feeling well today...emotionally.  Someone was not very nice to her, and I know that because of her big heart she took it very hard.  I hope that she can find a solution to this current saddening issue, but knowing Tricia like I do, she will do everything she can to turn this brief setback into a positive.  

Oh, and if you want a taste of our delicious baking, you may log onto e-bay and post your bid.  Haha, okay, just kidding!